Mohamed Salah will be Liverpool's danger man at Manchester United. Peter Powell / EPA
Mohamed Salah will be Liverpool's danger man at Manchester United. Peter Powell / EPA
Mohamed Salah will be Liverpool's danger man at Manchester United. Peter Powell / EPA
Mohamed Salah will be Liverpool's danger man at Manchester United. Peter Powell / EPA

Mohamed Salah inspires Liverpool to win at Man United, while Chelsea bounce back and Man City and Tottenham triumph: Premier League predictions


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It is the last full round of Premier League games for three weeks, with the FA Cup quarter-finals and an international round of friendlies, between now and March 31.

Here is a look forward to what to watch for this weekend and how it can shape the top four and relegation fights.

Manchester United's Nemanja Matic scored a last-minute winner at Crystal Palace, but United may be struggling to repeat that result against Liverpool. David Klein / Reuters
Manchester United's Nemanja Matic scored a last-minute winner at Crystal Palace, but United may be struggling to repeat that result against Liverpool. David Klein / Reuters

Manchester United 1 Liverpool 2 

Why? United showed great character to come from two down at Crystal Palace at Monday and win, but the result flatters a performance that for the large part was disappointing. Liverpool are a better side than Palace and with Mohamed Salah continuing to excel, Jurgen Klopp's men are well poised to exploit the fact that United are misfiring at present.

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Brighton and Hove Albion are on good form under manager Chris Hughton. Hannah McKay / Reuters
Brighton and Hove Albion are on good form under manager Chris Hughton. Hannah McKay / Reuters

Everton 1 Brighton and Hove Albion 1

Why? Everton's home form is the key to the reason they are not more worried about their survival. Seven points from their past three games has left them seven points clear of the relegation zone. Brighton have shown impressive steel to have moved above Everton on goal difference, and Chris Hughton's side are worth a point here.

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Huddersfield Town 1 Swansea City 2

Why? A number of clubs have changed managers during the season but Carlos Carvalhal has had the biggest impact. He has transformed Swansea from a side who were rock bottom to one now in 13th place having picked up 17 points from 10 games. Another three points can come here against relegation rivals Huddersfield.

Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez could be in an even more upbeat mood on Saturday night. Anthony Devlin / PA via AP
Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez could be in an even more upbeat mood on Saturday night. Anthony Devlin / PA via AP

Newcastle United 1 Southampton 0

Why? Both Newcastle, 16th in the table, and Southampton, 17th, have struggled for goals this season. But, in a tight encounter it is hard to look beyond Rafa Benitez's excellence at guiding sides with their backs against the wall, and with Dwight Gayle in good form they can take the points here.

Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez, left, will look to be back among the goals again at West Bromwich Albion. Craig Brough / Reuters
Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez, left, will look to be back among the goals again at West Bromwich Albion. Craig Brough / Reuters

West Bromwich Albion 1 Leicester City 2

Why? West Brom look like a doomed side already. They do not score enough and concede through silly mistakes at the other end. The omens are not good on a five-game losing streak ending here with Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy leading Leicester's attacking threat.

Ashley Barnes is looking to make it three successive games with a goal for Burnley on Saturday. Gareth Copley / Getty Images
Ashley Barnes is looking to make it three successive games with a goal for Burnley on Saturday. Gareth Copley / Getty Images

West Ham United 0 Burnley 2

Why? It had been looking good for West Ham a month ago, but two defeats, the latter a thrashing at Swansea has left David Moyes's men back in trouble. Burnley won for the first time since December 12 last weekend at home to Everton, and they can grind out another win here with Ashley Barnes looking to net for the third successive games.

It has been a frustrating past few weeks for Chelsea and Eden Hazard. Carl Recine / Action Images via Reuters
It has been a frustrating past few weeks for Chelsea and Eden Hazard. Carl Recine / Action Images via Reuters

Chelsea 2 Crystal Palace 1

Why? This is an interesting one. Chelsea appear low in confidence after effectively waving the white flag at Manchester City, but then Palace let slip a two-goal lead to lose to Manchester United on Monday and have picked up just two points from their past six games. Chelsea have more quality ultimately and with Eden Hazard they should have too much for Palace.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was on the scoresheet for Arsenal at Brighton and he will look to add to his goal tally against Watford. Eddie Keogh / Reuters
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was on the scoresheet for Arsenal at Brighton and he will look to add to his goal tally against Watford. Eddie Keogh / Reuters

Arsenal 2 Watford 0

Why? It has been an awful past month for Arsenal as they have lost three league games and the League Cup final. Confidence is low, but Arsene Wenger's men can finally end their misery against a Watford side who have not won away since November 25. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was their lone bright spot at Brighton last weekend and he can be again here.

Son Heung-Min has scored five goals in his past three games for Tottenham Hotspur. Ian Kington / AFP Photo
Son Heung-Min has scored five goals in his past three games for Tottenham Hotspur. Ian Kington / AFP Photo

Bournemouth 0 Tottenham Hotspur 3

Why? Tottenham will look to bounce back from their disappointing loss to Juventus and they can do so at Bournemouth, who have only kept two clean sheets at home this season. Heung-Min Son is on great form for Spurs with five goals in his past three games.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, right, with Oleksandr Zinchenko, will look for his side to take a step closer to the Premier League title at Stoke City. Jason Cairnduff / Action Images via Reuters
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, right, with Oleksandr Zinchenko, will look for his side to take a step closer to the Premier League title at Stoke City. Jason Cairnduff / Action Images via Reuters

Stoke City 0 Manchester City 4

Why? City do not play again until March 31 after this, with a warm weather training trip to Abu Dhabi ahead next week. They should get on the plane on Tuesday even closer to winning the title as the line-up of Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus and Kevin de Bruyne should be far too good for struggling Stoke.

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At a glance

Global events: Much of the UK’s economic woes were blamed on “increased global uncertainty”, which can be interpreted as the economic impact of the Ukraine war and the uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariffs.

 

Growth forecasts: Cut for 2025 from 2 per cent to 1 per cent. The OBR watchdog also estimated inflation will average 3.2 per cent this year

 

Welfare: Universal credit health element cut by 50 per cent and frozen for new claimants, building on cuts to the disability and incapacity bill set out earlier this month

 

Spending cuts: Overall day-to day-spending across government cut by £6.1bn in 2029-30 

 

Tax evasion: Steps to crack down on tax evasion to raise “£6.5bn per year” for the public purse

 

Defence: New high-tech weaponry, upgrading HM Naval Base in Portsmouth

 

Housing: Housebuilding to reach its highest in 40 years, with planning reforms helping generate an extra £3.4bn for public finances

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Global state-owned investor ranking by size

1.

United States

2.

China

3.

UAE

4.

Japan

5

Norway

6.

Canada

7.

Singapore

8.

Australia

9.

Saudi Arabia

10.

South Korea

Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Dubai World Cup Carnival card

6.30pm: Al Maktoum Challenge Round-2 Group 1 (PA) US$75,000 (Dirt) 1,900m

7.05pm: Al Rashidiya Group 2 (TB) $250,000 (Turf) 1,800m

7.40pm: Meydan Cup Listed Handicap (TB) $175,000 (T) 2,810m

8.15pm: Handicap (TB) $175,000 (D) 1,600m

8.50pm: Handicap (TB) $135,000 (T) 1,600m

9.25pm: Al Shindagha Sprint Group 3 (TB) $200,000 (D) 1,200m

10pm: Handicap (TB) $135,000 (T) 2,000m

The National selections:

6.30pm - Ziyadd; 7.05pm - Barney Roy; 7.40pm - Dee Ex Bee; 8.15pm - Dubai Legacy; 8.50pm - Good Fortune; 9.25pm - Drafted; 10pm - Simsir

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Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
Ruwais timeline

1971 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established

1980 Ruwais Housing Complex built, located 10 kilometres away from industrial plants

1982 120,000 bpd capacity Ruwais refinery complex officially inaugurated by the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed

1984 Second phase of Ruwais Housing Complex built. Today the 7,000-unit complex houses some 24,000 people.  

1985 The refinery is expanded with the commissioning of a 27,000 b/d hydro cracker complex

2009 Plans announced to build $1.2 billion fertilizer plant in Ruwais, producing urea

2010 Adnoc awards $10bn contracts for expansion of Ruwais refinery, to double capacity from 415,000 bpd

2014 Ruwais 261-outlet shopping mall opens

2014 Production starts at newly expanded Ruwais refinery, providing jet fuel and diesel and allowing the UAE to be self-sufficient for petrol supplies

2014 Etihad Rail begins transportation of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais for export

2017 Aldar Academies to operate Adnoc’s schools including in Ruwais from September. Eight schools operate in total within the housing complex.

2018 Adnoc announces plans to invest $3.1 billion on upgrading its Ruwais refinery 

2018 NMC Healthcare selected to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital

2018 Adnoc announces new downstream strategy at event in Abu Dhabi on May 13

Source: The National

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By Ben Okri (Head of Zeus)

Federer's 19 grand slam titles

Australian Open (5 titles) - 2004 bt Marat Safin; 2006 bt Marcos Baghdatis; 2007 bt Fernando Gonzalez; 2010 bt Andy Murray; 2017 bt Rafael Nadal

French Open (1 title) - 2009 bt Robin Soderling

Wimbledon (8 titles) - 2003 bt Mark Philippoussis; 2004 bt Andy Roddick; 2005 bt Andy Roddick; 2006 bt Rafael Nadal; 2007 bt Rafael Nadal; 2009 bt Andy Roddick; 2012 bt Andy Murray; 2017 bt Marin Cilic

US Open (5 titles) - 2004 bt Lleyton Hewitt; 2005 bt Andre Agassi; 2006 bt Andy Roddick; 2007 bt Novak Djokovic; 2008 bt Andy Murray